Carroll County Board of Elections members certified results of the Nov. 5 general election, but tight margins will mandate a recount to finalize two outcomes.

The recount will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the board office in the county courthouse.

Board of Elections Director Amanda Tubaugh said Friday that state law mandates a recount when the final margin is less than one-half of one percent.

A total of 2,960 people voted for the Carroll County road maintenance renewal levy, and 2,941 opposed it. The difference was only 19 votes, prompting the recount.

In the race for Harrison Township trustee, Stanley Bob George was elected with 250 votes among the seven candidates for the two seats available. Because only four votes separated Charles L. Carter (196) and Frank J. Chiurco (192), a recount is mandated to decide the winner of the second seat.

A total of 5,982 Carroll County residents voted from among the total of 18,128 registered voters, or 32.74 percent.

The certification process also discovered one additional absentee ballot, which raised the final total to 738 absentee voters. A total of 42 valid provisional ballots were cast.

"The electronic poll books were an excellent addition to our county," Tubaugh said about the election day process. "Not only did they help the presiding judge to look up a voter's information quicker, but they also helped the precinct election officials in their accounting at the end of the night. They no longer have to manually count the signature book, making the closing procedure go much more smoothly.

"Overall, we had a great response from the poll workers and the public about the electronic poll books. I look forward to using them again next year during our Gubernatorial elections."